Eight days ago, England were bowled out by Sri Lanka for 116 in 19 overs, and the coach, Jon Lewis, was having to field questions about the weakness of his batters against spin.
On Thursday at Leicester, an almost identical side smashed 273 for 8 in a rain-reduced 31 overs against the same opposition, at a run rate of 8.8 – their quickest ever scoring rate in a one-day international – as they wrapped up their international summer with a dominant 161-run win.
